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28 produkter
Great American Housing Bubble
What Went Wrong and How We Can Protect Ourselves in the Future
Av Adam J. Levitin, Susan M. Wachter
Inbunden, 2020
475 kr
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The definitive account of the housing bubble that caused the Great Recession—and earned Wall Street fantastic profits.The American housing bubble of the 2000s caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression. In this definitive account, Adam Levitin and Susan Wachter pinpoint its …
Neighborhood and Life Chances
How Place Matters in Modern America
Av Harriet B. Newburger, Eugenie L. Birch m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
554 kr
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Does the place where you lived as a child affect your health as an adult? To what degree does your neighbor's success influence your own potential? The importance of place is increasingly recognized in urban research as an important variable in understanding individual and household outcomes. Place …
Growing Greener Cities
Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century
Av Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter
E-bok, 2011
688 kr
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Nineteenth-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted described his most famous project, the design of New York's Central Park, as "a democratic development of highest significance." Over the years, the significance of green in civic life has grown. In twenty-first-century America, not only …
American Mortgage System
Crisis and Reform
Av Susan M. Wachter, Marvin M. Smith
E-bok, 2011
615 kr
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Successful home ownership requires the availability of appropriate mortgage products. In the years leading up to the collapse of the housing market, home buyers frequently accepted mortgages that were not only wrong for them but catastrophic for the economy as a whole. When the housing market …
Global Urbanization
Av Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter
E-bok, 2011
1157 kr
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For the first time in history, the majority of the world's population lives in urban areas. Much of this urbanization has been fueled by the rapidly growing cities of the developing world, exemplified most dramatically by booming megacities such as Lagos, Karachi, and Mumbai. In the coming years, …
Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Av Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter
E-bok, 2013
1027 kr
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Disasters-natural ones, such as hurricanes, floods, or earthquakes, and unnatural ones such as terrorist attacks-are part of the American experience in the twenty-first century. The challenges of preparing for these events, withstanding their impact, and rebuilding communities afterward require …
Women's Health and the World's Cities
Av Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Eugenie L. Birch m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
554 kr
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Growing urbanization affects women and men in fundamentally different ways, but the relationship between gender and city environments has been ignored or misunderstood. Women and men play different roles, frequent different public areas, and face different health risks. Women suffer …
Revitalizing American Cities
Av Susan M. Wachter, Kimberly A. Zeuli
E-bok, 2013
1157 kr
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Small and midsized cities played a key role in the Industrial Revolution in the United States as hubs for the shipping, warehousing, and distribution of manufactured products. But as the twentieth century brought cheaper transportation and faster communication, these cities were hit hard by …
Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Av Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter
Häftad, 2006
807 kr
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Disasters-natural ones, such as hurricanes, floods, or earthquakes, and unnatural ones such as terrorist attacks-are part of the American experience in the twenty-first century. The challenges of preparing for these events, withstanding their impact, and rebuilding communities afterward require …
Growing Greener Cities
Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century
Av Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter
Häftad, 2008
514 kr
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Nineteenth-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted described his most famous project, the design of New York's Central Park, as "a democratic development of highest significance." Over the years, the significance of green in civic life has grown. In twenty-first-century America, not only …
Women's Health and the World's Cities
Av Afaf Ibrahim Meleis, Eugenie L. Birch m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
446 kr
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Growing urbanization affects women and men in fundamentally different ways, but the relationship between gender and city environments has been ignored or misunderstood. Women and men play different roles, frequent different public areas, and face different health risks. Women suffer …
Neighborhood and Life Chances
How Place Matters in Modern America
Av Harriet B. Newburger, Eugenie L. Birch m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
446 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Does the place where you lived as a child affect your health as an adult? To what degree does your neighbor's success influence your own potential? The importance of place is increasingly recognized in urban research as an important variable in understanding individual and household outcomes. Place …
Global Urbanization
Av Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter
Inbunden, 2011
970 kr
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For the first time in history, the majority of the world's population lives in urban areas. Much of this urbanization has been fueled by the rapidly growing cities of the developing world, exemplified most dramatically by booming megacities such as Lagos, Karachi, and Mumbai. In the coming years, …
Revitalizing American Cities
Av Susan M. Wachter, Kimberly A. Zeuli
Inbunden, 2013
970 kr
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Small and midsized cities played a key role in the Industrial Revolution in the United States as hubs for the shipping, warehousing, and distribution of manufactured products. But as the twentieth century brought cheaper transportation and faster communication, these cities were hit hard by …
Shared Prosperity in America's Communities
Inbunden, 2016
800 kr
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While the nation's GDP has doubled in the last thirty years, significant increases in family income have been restricted to a small subset of the American population. This disjunct between national economic growth and stagnating incomes in all but the very top tier of the population corresponds …
Slums
How Informal Real Estate Markets Work
Av Eugenie L. Birch, Shahana Chattaraj m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
744 kr
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Large numbers of people in urbanizing regions in the developing world live and work in unplanned settlements that grow through incremental processes of squatting and self-building. Slums: How Informal Real Estate Markets Work shows that unauthorized settlements in rapidly growing cities are not …
Public Pensions and City Solvency
Inbunden, 2016
347 kr
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Underfunded pension liabilities threaten the fiscal stability of many cities. While Detroit's bankruptcy has dominated the headlines, the problem is widespread. With ongoing battles in many localities, policymakers are increasingly turning their attention to the legacy issues surrounding the …
Principles of Housing Finance Reform
Av Susan M. Wachter, Joseph Tracy
Inbunden, 2016
857 kr
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In the fall of 2008, the world watched in horror as the U.S. housing finance system shattered, triggering a global financial panic and ultimately the Great Recession. Now, nearly a decade later, the long and slow housing recovery has reached a critical moment. Though the housing finance system has …
Perspectives on Fair Housing
Av Vincent J. Reina, Wendell E. Pritchett m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
532 kr
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Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibited discrimination in the sale, rent, and financing of housing based on race, religion, and national origin. However, manifold historical and contemporary forces, driven by both governmental and private actors, have …
Toward a New U.S. Industrial Policy?
Av Michael L. Wachter, Susan M. Wachter
Inbunden, 1982
941 kr
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This volume presents some of the most critical and erudite opinions on the economy today. Bringing together the experience, predictions, and recommendations of distinguished leaders in politics, labor, and business, it provides a comprehensive examination of contrasting views in order to identify …
Removing Obstacles to Economic Growth
Av Michael L. Wachter, Susan M. Wachter
Inbunden, 1984
999 kr
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The unsatisfactory performance of the United States economy during the 1970s generated considerable debate over potential new directions for economic policy. This volume, the result of the second Wharton/Reliance Symposium held in May 1983, presents and analyzes a range of economic policy options. …
Shared Prosperity in America's Communities
E-bok, 2016
957 kr
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While the nation's GDP has doubled in the last thirty years, significant increases in family income have been restricted to a small subset of the American population. This disjunct between national economic growth and stagnating incomes in all but the very top tier of the population corresponds …
Slums
How Informal Real Estate Markets Work
Av Eugenie L. Birch, Shahana Chattaraj m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
893 kr
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Large numbers of people in urbanizing regions in the developing world live and work in unplanned settlements that grow through incremental processes of squatting and self-building. Slums: How Informal Real Estate Markets Work shows that unauthorized settlements in rapidly growing cities are not …
Public Pensions and City Solvency
E-bok, 2015
424 kr
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Underfunded pension liabilities threaten the fiscal stability of many cities. While Detroit's bankruptcy has dominated the headlines, the problem is widespread. With ongoing battles in many localities, policymakers are increasingly turning their attention to the legacy issues surrounding the …
Principles of Housing Finance Reform
Av Susan M. Wachter, Joseph Tracy
E-bok, 2016
1027 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In the fall of 2008, the world watched in horror as the U.S. housing finance system shattered, triggering a global financial panic and ultimately the Great Recession. Now, nearly a decade later, the long and slow housing recovery has reached a critical moment. Though the housing finance system has …
Perspectives on Fair Housing
Av Vincent J. Reina, Wendell E. Pritchett m. fl.
E-bok, 2020
621 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibited discrimination in the sale, rent, and financing of housing based on race, religion, and national origin. However, manifold historical and contemporary forces, driven by both governmental and private actors, have …
Removing Obstacles to Economic Growth
Av Michael L. Wachter, Susan M. Wachter
E-bok, 2016
1242 kr
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The unsatisfactory performance of the United States economy during the 1970s generated considerable debate over potential new directions for economic policy. This volume, the result of the second Wharton/Reliance Symposium held in May 1983, presents and analyzes a range of economic policy options. …
American Mortgage System
Crisis and Reform
Av Susan M. Wachter, Marvin M. Smith
Häftad, 2014
497 kr
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Successful home ownership requires the availability of appropriate mortgage products. In the years leading up to the collapse of the housing market, home buyers frequently accepted mortgages that were not only wrong for them but catastrophic for the economy as a whole. When the housing market …
